A Bass Solo You Love

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Lassen
No Treble No Trouble on Thursday, August 22, 2019 – 08:56 pm

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I'll start with Dave Holland's solo of Coltrane's Mr. P.C.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHu6rzmUvFI

Let's see 'em!

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Mice elf
Bss on Thursday, August 22, 2019 – 09:36 pm

(((when drums stop)))

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(~)};)StealYourFace
WALSTIB on Thursday, August 22, 2019 – 09:49 pm

Jack Bruce on Zappa's Apostrophe...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXP_pr7np-o

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No Treble No Trouble on Thursday, August 22, 2019 – 09:50 pm

nice

Willie Weeks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZxdCXoPt9U

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No Treble No Trouble on Thursday, August 22, 2019 – 09:53 pm

^^ Jack's overdrive bass tone is INSANE.

Me likey :)

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Ken D.
Portland_ken on Thursday, August 22, 2019 – 11:14 pm

As a bass player, I am not a big fan of bass solos, but always liked "Bouree" by Jethro Tull.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqkA36Pa-9M

That cat Glenn Cornick could play a mean bass.  RIP.

Glen Cornick.jpg

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Lord Kalvert
Lloyd_Klondike on Friday, August 23, 2019 – 01:58 am

Berry Oakley --Mountain Jam

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Thumbkinetic
(Bluestnote) on Friday, August 23, 2019 – 02:31 am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxREciOVpyo

John McLaughlin/Stanley Clarke/Chick Corea/Jack DeJohnette

Do You Hear the Voices You Left Behind?

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gregulator on Friday, August 23, 2019 – 08:37 am

2-26-77 comin out of Eyes

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fishcane on Friday, August 23, 2019 – 09:05 am

From the new Garcia release:

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2wFTJo1Y9to

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No Treble No Trouble on Friday, August 23, 2019 – 09:16 am

Victor Wooten-  It's almost painful to see Marcus Miller watch Victor, probably thinking to himself, "how the fuck am i gonna play after this!"

Victor is brilliant

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43gIIyJWQII

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19.5 Degrees
FaceOnMars on Friday, August 23, 2019 – 11:14 am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjC0vMIrOAk

 

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No Treble No Trouble on Friday, August 23, 2019 – 11:33 am

Eat your heart out Robert Hunter:

Big Bottom, Spinal Tap

The bigger the cushion, the sweeter the pushin'
That's what I said
The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand
Or, so I've read.
My baby fits me like a flesh tuxedo
I love to sink her with my pink torpedo.

Big bottom
Big bottom
Talk about bum cakes
My gal's got 'em.
Big bottom
Drive me out of my mind.
How can I leave this behind?

I saw her on Monday, twas my lucky bun day
You know what I mean.
I love her each weekday, each velvety cheek day
You know what I mean.
My love gun's loaded and she's in my sights
Big game's waiting there inside her tights.

Big bottom
Big bottom
Talk about mud flaps
My gal's got 'em.
Big bottom
Drive me out of my mind.
How can I leave this behind?

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No Treble No Trouble on Friday, August 23, 2019 – 11:39 am

BOOTSY COLLINS BASS SOLO HD (Japan 93)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTBb3Y5r5tw

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Mice elf
Bss on Friday, August 23, 2019 – 11:47 am

Pete Sears

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OqekrlKThMA

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Jack Fate
Shakey Zimmerman on Friday, August 23, 2019 – 12:36 pm

Chris Squire all over the Fragile album 

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lsrider on Friday, August 23, 2019 – 01:42 pm

The Ox on any 2000 tour version of 5:15. Here's one.

https://www.vivalazone.org/comment/reply/12361

 

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scott
lsrider on Friday, August 23, 2019 – 01:43 pm

Or not

 

 

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Lassen
No Treble No Trouble on Friday, August 23, 2019 – 02:24 pm

Ray Brown - Black Orpheus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRHERzVIf6Q

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Elvis Bruce Young on Saturday, August 24, 2019 – 07:36 am

maybe not solo's but 

the bassline in "my city was gone" and "sympathy for the devil"

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Howard
HowardH1 on Saturday, August 24, 2019 – 07:44 am

John Kahn. JGB Simple Twist Of Fate. 

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fishcane on Saturday, August 24, 2019 – 09:11 am

Howard check out the link I posted above altho u prob already know of this performance. Sublime 93 jgb

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No Treble No Trouble on Saturday, August 24, 2019 – 09:41 am

Two votes for Mr. Kahn on Simple Twist, Sweet!

Jaco Pastorius

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxZWvhGE7CM

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Fretboard on Saturday, August 24, 2019 – 09:50 am

Yeah, Simple Twist is a great one.

Nothing flashy or technically jaw dropping, but the brief bass solo in Murder by David Gilmour is a strong example of "for the song - not your ego" in my books. 

Nice call on the Pretenders riff earworm.

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Rasmataz on Saturday, August 24, 2019 – 11:28 am

Fuck You Brother Lassen !!@@

Some shit you're just so wrong about, but then you go hittin' the nail on the head and I have to agree with you whole heartedly -- 

Jaco - end of thread

Of course Entwistle solo'd thru every song his band ever played. Chris Squire too 

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EB Fox on Saturday, August 24, 2019 – 11:33 am

I went to see Herbie Hancock two weeks ago. Kamasi Washington opened the show. I'm pretty new to Kamasi and his band and was blown away by his bass player, Miles Mosley. Here's a clip of a similar solo he did back in May of this year- not the best video, but it's in the live setting nonetheless.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLQ98w-8NdM

Also, this song Abraham he does is awesome!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c73NCDr5ACo

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No Treble No Trouble on Saturday, August 24, 2019 – 12:57 pm

<Fuck You Brother Lassen !!@@

Some shit you're just so wrong about, but then you go hittin' the nail on the head and I have to agree with you whole heartedly -- >

A broken clock is right twice a day smiley

Jack Casady

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4m7Sa_BsnI

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Rasmataz on Saturday, August 24, 2019 – 02:32 pm

Jerry And Jack - Dark Star Jam 1968-10-30


https://youtu.be/Mct3L9iVJGk​

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Chuck511
chuck511 on Saturday, August 24, 2019 – 02:41 pm

So, it's not a bass "solo", but I always loved Graham Maby's bass on Joe Jackson's Sunday Papers. Pretty badass imo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ3NDP-Qiak

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Rasputin O'Leary
Rasmataz on Saturday, August 24, 2019 – 02:47 pm

Michael Jackson - Billie Jean 

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heathentom on Saturday, August 24, 2019 – 04:17 pm

I'm not a fan of bass solo's and a specific one doesn't come to mind, but there are a few bass players I've seen over the years who can do something musical more than show off their chops.

Many have already been mentioned, a few not mentioned yet...

Richard Bosa

Reid Anderson

Joelle Leandre

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paQXL1f3_UA